Trimmed up Senko. Sometimes split the tail

I love a good minimax thread.

There's been a lot more offerings for smaller bladed jig trailers lately which is awesome.

I have two favorites

#1: Zoom Shimmer Shad 3.6 (tennessee shad pictured on 3/8 spot remover jig)

#2: Zman Chattershad 3.5

The shimmer shad 3.6 is the perfect length for the hook and skirt on the minimax, and articulates really really well at the tail. That combo caught me just shy of 30lbs of bass last week.

The chattershad is very similar but doesn't have as much of a belly. It might thump slightly harder because of that. It's my backup when I run out of shimmer shads.

Honorable mentions are the Yamamoto shad shape worm and 3" zako slim, and the bruiser mcminnow. The shad shape worm is great in the summer for reaction strikes, but when they're really keyed in on shad you want that profile with a tail. The zako looks great but has slightly too much belly which needs a faster retrieve to get that thump consistent.

The mcminnow is a lot like the chattershad and shad shape worm in that it is a slim profile/neddy sort of plastic. But it has the fin at the back and they make it in a smoke purple which is otherwise difficult to find

On 2/23/2026 at 7:29 PM, bowhunter63 said:

Trimmed up Senko. Sometimes split the tail

You ever try Zooms fluke sticks? Its just zooms version of a senko, with an added split tail.

10 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

You ever try Zooms fluke sticks? Its just zooms version of a senko, with an added split tail.

No but I am now. Thank you